The best ring

Although the situation was a bit tricky, Hou Zhong had no intention of giving up. The purpose of his trip was to kill the eldest prince. Even if he encountered difficulties, he would not give up easily. Moreover, when he worked for the old emperor in the past, he had encountered difficulties and even desperate situations. Which time was he not saved from danger?

In short, he must kill the eldest prince. No matter who gets involved, he will not give up!

"Let's go to Nanlin City!"

After saying that, Hou Zhong took the lead and headed towards Nanlin City. His subordinates hurriedly drove their horses and followed closely behind.

At this time, the eldest prince Zhao Xuan and his party had already entered Nanlin City. After entering the city, they almost did not stay and went straight to the city lord's mansion.

The guards in the city lord's mansion of Nanlin City obviously knew Zhao Xuan. When they saw Zhao Xuan coming, they let him in directly.

Not long after, Zhao Xuan met his father-in-law, Duan Wanmin, the city lord of Nanlin City.

Duan Wanming is in his early forties this year. He looks elegant and tall. He is a rare man in Yanfeng who is both civil and military.

"Your Highness, the eldest prince, why are you here?" Duan Wanming was a little surprised to see Zhao Xuan.

Obviously, Zhao Xuan did not inform Duan Wanming in advance before coming, and Duan Wanming just thought that Zhao Xuan should be in the palace at this time. After all, the fight for the throne is at a critical moment, and the late emperor has just passed away. In any case, Zhao Xuan should not appear in this southern neighboring city at this time.

"I escaped!" Zhao Xuan said bluntly.

Since leaving the palace, Zhao Xuan has been terrified, fearing that the people of the third and second princes will hunt him down. Along the way, he did not dare to stop for a moment and kept on the road. Now, he finally entered the southern neighboring city, and he was relieved.

This is his father-in-law's territory, and naturally it is also his territory.

"Escape?" Duan Wanming was even more surprised and asked, "What happened?"

Faced with his father-in-law's question, Zhao Xuan did not hide anything and told him everything that happened in the imperial capital. He even did not hide the fact that he hired someone to poison the old emperor.

Zhao Xuan completely regarded Duan Wanming as his own. In fact, this was also his last and most trustworthy person.

Duan Wanming listened to Zhao Xuan's story with a solemn expression. He said slowly until Zhao Xuan finished speaking: "You did the right thing. At this time, if you continue to stay in the palace, you will only die. No matter whether it is the second prince or the third prince, they will not let you go."

Duan Wanming did not blame Zhao Xuan for hiring someone to poison the old emperor. Although he disagreed with Zhao Xuan's approach and was even quite dissatisfied with it, he still did not blame him, just because the incident had already happened. At this time, saying some blame words could not save anything. The most important thing at present was how to solve the current dilemma.

Duan Wanming was not surprised that Zhao Xuan would turn to him when he was in a desperate situation. The two of them were father-in-law and son-in-law, which could not be erased. Outsiders would regard them as a group. If he didn't help Zhao Xuan, who would he help?

This was also the reason why Duan Wanming felt heavy in his heart after listening to Zhao Xuan's story, but he didn't scold Zhao Xuan. The two were grasshoppers on the same rope. If Zhao Xuan got into trouble, he couldn't run away.

"Father-in-law, what should I do now?" Zhao Xuan asked.

Now there is no one around Zhao Xuan who can discuss things. Originally, he had a few staff members, but he didn't bring those staff members with him when he escaped from the city this time. So, at this time, he can only discuss things with his father-in-law. Moreover, Zhao Xuan also believed that his father-in-law would never harm him, which would not benefit him at all.

"Don't worry." Duan Wanming said, "Things are not irreversible yet."

At this time, a servant brought a letter. After Duan Wanming took it and read it, his face was even more relaxed.

After letting the servants leave, Duan Wanming said to Zhao Xuan: "There is news from the imperial capital that the second prince's people launched a counterattack, and the third prince did not ascend the throne as he wished. There is still a chance!"

Establishing a new emperor is a big deal. As the lord of a city, Duan Wanming will naturally pay attention to it. What's more, his son-in-law is one of the candidates for the new emperor, so he naturally pays more attention to this matter. Therefore, he soon learned about what happened in the imperial capital.

Of course, it is obviously impossible for Duan Wanming to know about this. In the territory of Yanfeng, there are many people who are paying attention to the things in the palace for various reasons. After the coronation ceremony ended, air messengers set off from the imperial capital and flew to various places.

And Nanlin City is obviously just one of them.

"The third prince didn't become the emperor? That's great!" Zhao Xuan heard this and showed joy on his face.

Originally, Zhao Xuan thought that the drama of fighting for the throne would have its final result today, and the third prince would have the last laugh, but he did not expect that things would take a turn for the better, and the throne was still vacant, and the third prince Zhao Lun failed to ascend the throne.

And this also means that he still has hope of ascending the throne!

With such good news, how could Zhao Xuan not be happy?

However, Duan Wanming's face did not show much joy, and he continued: "Although the third prince did not succeed in ascending the throne, he and the six ministers are now jointly responsible for all matters in the court. It is still not easy for you to ascend the throne under such circumstances."

Duan Wanming is very clear about the information about his son-in-law, but the current situation is still not optimistic. Although Yuanji and others attacked Zhao Lun and prevented him from ascending the throne and proclaiming himself emperor, Zhao Xuan still did not take advantage of this situation. What an advantage. After all, there was no way to directly prove that the edict in Zhao Lun's hand was fake.

Hearing what his father-in-law said, Zhao Xuan's face froze. He suddenly realized that he was not in the palace now. Many people should have even realized that he had escaped from the palace. In this case, he wanted to It is indeed difficult to get ministers to support him in ascending the throne and proclaiming himself emperor.

"Then what should I do now?" Zhao Xuan asked again.

Zhao Xuan really didn't have many options now, and he was very confused.

"Right now, first of all, you can't mess up your position." Duan Wanming said. After all, he is the lord of a city and has seen a lot of the world. "Secondly, you secretly contacted the ministers of the court. After all, you are the eldest son of the late emperor. This is Your advantage, I believe there will be many ministers supporting you, but your disadvantage now is that you have left the imperial capital and are not in the center of power, which will lag your news a lot and affect your decision-making."

Duan Wanming made Zhao Xuan's current advantages and disadvantages very clear, and Zhao Xuan agreed. He couldn't help but ask: "Then do I still have a chance to ascend the throne and become emperor?"

Duan Wanming looked at Zhao Xuan and nodded slowly: "Yes!"